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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS - 100 word story


TWENTY-FIVE YEARS

Twenty-five years we’ve been married, all but a month, and I’m not sure I can face pretending we’re a loving couple at a big party.
We met in that square ugly diner outside town – I served him coffee and doughnuts – and I was pregnant before I even knew his surname. So here we are, trapped by a mortgage and by three kids neither of us can bear to part with.

That was yesterday. Today he brought me flowers. And there’s a lovely dress in the boutique that might fit me. I suppose a silver wedding anniversary deserves some recognition.
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This week's photograph by Jean L Hays didn't inspire me to write anything cheerful, though I have done my best. Other writers have managed better, which you can judge for yourself by going to https://rochellewisoff.com/  and following the blue frog link.

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39 comments:

  1. Susan A Eames27/02/2019, 18:09

    Something very poignant and totally believable about this story, Liz. Nicely done.

    Susan A Eames at
    Travel, Fiction and Photos

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  2. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields27/02/2019, 18:34

    Dear Liz,

    What a story. A golden wedding anniversary isn't necessarily indication of marital bliss, is it? So many of us can relate to this story.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. liz young27/02/2019, 22:36

      Thank you Rochelle, i was afraid I'd failed this week!

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  3. Helen Baggott27/02/2019, 18:36

    That's beautiful, Lizy.

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  4. Dale27/02/2019, 20:16

    Between this one and my last week's flowers one, sounds like the same couple...
    Way too believable for way too many. But way well done ;-)

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    1. liz young27/02/2019, 22:38

      My story is uncomfortably close to home - perhaps that's why others can relate?

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  5. Iain Kelly27/02/2019, 20:26

    All marriages go through their ups and downs, it's how you deal with them that determines if they last or not. Nice one Liz.

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  6. Abhijit Ray28/02/2019, 11:54

    Congratulations at your silver anniversary. You deserve it after you stood by him through thick and thin. Great!

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    1. liz young28/02/2019, 13:02

      Thanks Abhijit. You are the only one so far to realize this is personal.

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  7. Sandra Crook28/02/2019, 12:59

    The two sides of the coin there Liz, expertly depicted. Better make the most of it, I guess.

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    1. liz young28/02/2019, 13:02

      That's my attitude, Sandra. Thanks for commenting.

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  8. Helen Laycock28/02/2019, 15:45

    Stories don't have to be cheerful to ring true, Liz - and this one does. I'm sure many will recognise this situation... and, looking on the bright side, there can't be much more left to pay on the mortgage after 25 years!

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    1. liz young28/02/2019, 21:55

      That's true, Helen, and thanks for the positive thoughts!

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  9. Linda28/02/2019, 16:09

    It will be 50 years for us in June. I can tell you very honestly that there have been times when we've both wondered how we could tolerate each other, but those knots always got picked out. I hope your couple makes it--nobody ever said it would be easy.

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    1. liz young28/02/2019, 21:56

      Well, congratulations on your fifty, Linda. You're right, of course, marriage is hard work.

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  10. Keith's Ramblings28/02/2019, 16:54

    There must always have been a spark however indistinct, or it would never have made it to 25 years. I bet a lot of can relate to that.
    My FriFic tale!

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    1. liz young28/02/2019, 21:58

      Most marriages start with a spark. Nursing it till it burns steady rather than burning out is the tricky bit.

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  11. draliman28/02/2019, 19:32

    All those years and still together. I hope there were some "ups" to go with the "downs".

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    1. liz young28/02/2019, 21:59

      There must have been a few - those three children, for a staet.

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  12. Patsy28/02/2019, 20:20

    He bought her flowers, and she'd looked at the dress, for a reason. I choose to think that they are a loving couple, even if they are often more practical than romantic.

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  13. Violet Lentz01/03/2019, 10:30

    very truthfully told.

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  14. Plaridel01/03/2019, 17:49

    marriage does have ups and downs indeed. well written.

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  15. Shirley01/03/2019, 21:22

    Sad to think they're not happy and have stayed together 25 years. Very sad, indeed.

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    1. liz young01/03/2019, 21:49

      It is sad, but they weren't unhappy all the time.

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  16. Randy02/03/2019, 15:00

    Aw.

    Though I had to read twice (ha!) that she was pregnant before she even knew his name...what a great line!

    Randy

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  17. Subroto03/03/2019, 01:29

    Sometimes it's better not to stay for the kids sake. Maybe they like each other more than they care to admit.

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    1. liz young03/03/2019, 08:22

      Or at least like each other enough not to inflict the stress of divorce.

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  18. Dawn04/03/2019, 22:26

    Sounds like my first marriage. This lady did better, I only made it 17.

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    1. liz young05/03/2019, 08:03

      I made it to 24 first time round. This year the OH and I will reach 25.

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  19. i b arora05/03/2019, 06:11

    some beauty at the end of tunnel

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